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#783EFE Color

#783EFE is rgb(120, 62, 254) in RGB, hsl(258, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 76%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), visibly different at ΔE 12.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#783EFE
HEX#783EFE
RGBrgb(120, 62, 254)
HSLhsl(258, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(258, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.261 288.6)
LABlab(43.71% 58.11 -87.73)
LCHlch(43.71% 105.23 303.52)

What #783EFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #783EFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#783EFE Channel Values

How #783EFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 62 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 99% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #783EFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #783EFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #783EFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #783EFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #783EFE.

How #783EFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#783EFE
Protanopia#4C4CFE
Protanomaly#6147FE
Deuteranopia#5757FE
Deuteranomaly#664EFE
Tritanopia#4A7272
Tritanomaly#6061BB
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #783EFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-783efe: #783EFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #783EFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-783efe': '#783EFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.243, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_783efe">#783EFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#783EFE"

More Purple Colors

#783EFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#783EFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #783EFE?

#783EFE is a light purple — rgb(120, 62, 254) in RGB and hsl(258, 99%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.99.

What is the RGB value of #783EFE?

#783EFE is rgb(120, 62, 254) — red 120, green 62, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #783EFE?

#783EFE converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 76%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #783EFE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #783EFE scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #783EFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #783EFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.99, which is visibly different.

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